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It is often said that people who don't talk much often have the most to say, and retired Chief Warrant Officer 4 Patrick Benson is a perfect example.

Benson doesn't look like the common conception of a hero, which is to say he looks like most real military heroes - unassuming and average. In a crowd, you wouldn't pick him out. But somewhere in his life's accumulation of stuff, there is a well-earned Distinguished Flying Cross.